diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c b/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
index ceffaef37d17..f731bbdd4236 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ static int fgb(u32 bitmap);
 static int ata_choose_xfer_mode(struct ata_port *ap,
 				u8 *xfer_mode_out,
 				unsigned int *xfer_shift_out);
-static int ata_qc_complete_noop(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, u8 drv_stat);
 static void __ata_qc_complete(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
 
 static unsigned int ata_unique_id = 1;
@@ -3015,52 +3014,6 @@ static void ata_pio_task(void *_data)
 		goto fsm_start;
 }
 
-static void atapi_request_sense(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device *dev,
-				struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
-{
-	DECLARE_COMPLETION(wait);
-	struct ata_queued_cmd *qc;
-	unsigned long flags;
-	int rc;
-
-	DPRINTK("ATAPI request sense\n");
-
-	qc = ata_qc_new_init(ap, dev);
-	BUG_ON(qc == NULL);
-
-	/* FIXME: is this needed? */
-	memset(cmd->sense_buffer, 0, sizeof(cmd->sense_buffer));
-
-	ata_sg_init_one(qc, cmd->sense_buffer, sizeof(cmd->sense_buffer));
-	qc->dma_dir = DMA_FROM_DEVICE;
-
-	memset(&qc->cdb, 0, ap->cdb_len);
-	qc->cdb[0] = REQUEST_SENSE;
-	qc->cdb[4] = SCSI_SENSE_BUFFERSIZE;
-
-	qc->tf.flags |= ATA_TFLAG_ISADDR | ATA_TFLAG_DEVICE;
-	qc->tf.command = ATA_CMD_PACKET;
-
-	qc->tf.protocol = ATA_PROT_ATAPI;
-	qc->tf.lbam = (8 * 1024) & 0xff;
-	qc->tf.lbah = (8 * 1024) >> 8;
-	qc->nbytes = SCSI_SENSE_BUFFERSIZE;
-
-	qc->waiting = &wait;
-	qc->complete_fn = ata_qc_complete_noop;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&ap->host_set->lock, flags);
-	rc = ata_qc_issue(qc);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ap->host_set->lock, flags);
-
-	if (rc)
-		ata_port_disable(ap);
-	else
-		wait_for_completion(&wait);
-
-	DPRINTK("EXIT\n");
-}
-
 /**
  *	ata_qc_timeout - Handle timeout of queued command
  *	@qc: Command that timed out
@@ -3254,7 +3207,7 @@ struct ata_queued_cmd *ata_qc_new_init(struct ata_port *ap,
 	return qc;
 }
 
-static int ata_qc_complete_noop(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, u8 drv_stat)
+int ata_qc_complete_noop(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, u8 drv_stat)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c
index 1a1ef3429e55..c58a7a19780f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c
@@ -1479,6 +1479,52 @@ void ata_scsi_badcmd(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd, void (*done)(struct scsi_cmnd *), u8
 	done(cmd);
 }
 
+void atapi_request_sense(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device *dev,
+			 struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
+{
+	DECLARE_COMPLETION(wait);
+	struct ata_queued_cmd *qc;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int rc;
+
+	DPRINTK("ATAPI request sense\n");
+
+	qc = ata_qc_new_init(ap, dev);
+	BUG_ON(qc == NULL);
+
+	/* FIXME: is this needed? */
+	memset(cmd->sense_buffer, 0, sizeof(cmd->sense_buffer));
+
+	ata_sg_init_one(qc, cmd->sense_buffer, sizeof(cmd->sense_buffer));
+	qc->dma_dir = DMA_FROM_DEVICE;
+
+	memset(&qc->cdb, 0, ap->cdb_len);
+	qc->cdb[0] = REQUEST_SENSE;
+	qc->cdb[4] = SCSI_SENSE_BUFFERSIZE;
+
+	qc->tf.flags |= ATA_TFLAG_ISADDR | ATA_TFLAG_DEVICE;
+	qc->tf.command = ATA_CMD_PACKET;
+
+	qc->tf.protocol = ATA_PROT_ATAPI;
+	qc->tf.lbam = (8 * 1024) & 0xff;
+	qc->tf.lbah = (8 * 1024) >> 8;
+	qc->nbytes = SCSI_SENSE_BUFFERSIZE;
+
+	qc->waiting = &wait;
+	qc->complete_fn = ata_qc_complete_noop;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ap->host_set->lock, flags);
+	rc = ata_qc_issue(qc);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ap->host_set->lock, flags);
+
+	if (rc)
+		ata_port_disable(ap);
+	else
+		wait_for_completion(&wait);
+
+	DPRINTK("EXIT\n");
+}
+
 static int atapi_qc_complete(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, u8 drv_stat)
 {
 	struct scsi_cmnd *cmd = qc->scsicmd;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libata.h b/drivers/scsi/libata.h
index c7a1fa1c9abc..a4b55dc9c698 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libata.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libata.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ struct ata_scsi_args {
 
 /* libata-core.c */
 extern int atapi_enabled;
+extern int ata_qc_complete_noop(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, u8 drv_stat);
 extern struct ata_queued_cmd *ata_qc_new_init(struct ata_port *ap,
 				      struct ata_device *dev);
 extern void ata_qc_free(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@ extern void swap_buf_le16(u16 *buf, unsigned int buf_words);
 
 
 /* libata-scsi.c */
+extern void atapi_request_sense(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device *dev,
+			 struct scsi_cmnd *cmd);
 extern void ata_scsi_scan_host(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern void ata_to_sense_error(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, u8 drv_stat);
 extern int ata_scsi_error(struct Scsi_Host *host);